San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-01-22
sTRAws SHOW THE WAY THAT THE
WIND BLOWS.

The municipal offices are not seeking
proper men to I'LL them, but men are run
ming full tilt at them and sparing no
pains TO scoop them IN. The people
should let chronic office hunters 'se-
yerely alone"
The division of Tom Green county in
to ak new e"unties will furnish plenty
OF Doodle In the shape of costly court
houses and jails, but IL will impOverish
the people and retard immigration. The
population does not justify the division
at this time.
Governor Ross is leyel-headed as to
the utility Of the state rangers as a
possecometatus. Fifty more rangers
could be usefully employed. SCAT.
with the ponderous humor and in
intestinal wit, for which It'll renowned
the Times intimates that "Scat" and
"San Pedro" are twin brothers," but
its guess flies wide of the mark. have
no idea who writes under the nom de
plume of "San Pedro" but can safely say
he Is not "twin brother" though there
may he accidental Condolences of
thought and similarity, in the turn
given to phrases used. Did "San Pc
dro" gore the Times with his lance?
The habit OF carrying the deadly six
shooter about the person is responsible
for the bloody encounter that occurred
in our city yesterday. But for the pie
tolls being 80 very handy, there would
probably have been lively pugllistic
encounter, some eyes In mourning and
some noses running claret, but no seri-
GUS harm done. The legislature must
Increase the penalties for carrying pis.
tOls, and make the offence punishable by
- q nd i,nn in m
county Jail for six months.
viii q democratic convention be
holden for nominating candidates for
the city offices, or will a secret cOnclave
choose the candidates, or will 1t be q
free for all and start as you please race
The remarkable reticence Of the Times
and it's studious avoidance of sounding
the tocsin, to gather the clan, is the SUBJ
ject of much speculation among the pol.
itioal quid nuncs. It Is very evident that
some one has sounded the alarm OF
down brakes" to the Times. At the
eleventh hour convention will be held,
and the preconoerted nominations will
be pushed through. The game Is to
choke off discussion and Investigation -
but Ii will not win.
The ring can no more change its ma
ture than leops rd can change it's spots,
or an Ethiopian can change his skin.
Trickery and chicanery are it's strong
cards. The people will not act RS the tail
to the kite of the ring, but will vote ac-
cording to the dictates Of their own
judgments, just as free men should do.
The legislature will probably pass
laws enough 10 put everything at sea
1t needs a smut mill and boiling cloth
to lessen the quantity and improve the
quality OF the laws IL may pass.
The occupation tax Is unjust. in this,
that 1t is a tax on mans calling and
not on his income. A merchant with
$500 invested pays as much occupation
tax as one with 100000 embarked in his
business.
The carving OF pistols is prohibited
by the law and Is punished by smart
fine, yet the law is practically dead
letter" DR.. Cranfill & Co. can see from
this that prohibition does not pro-
hibit."
Alderman Mackey's Burns were quite
costly. The jovial and benevolent al
derman should in future assist home
folk and let strangers alone. SCAT.